Book 2, Chapter 15: The Magic Pendulum

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠The weighty question whether my handicraft would yield me a livelihood was answered on the following morning by the arrival of a letter from Mr. Campbell; and it was answered, though not very emphatically, in the affirmative. The prices that he offered, provisionally—and advised me not to accept—were appallingly low; very little above those of mere commercial goods. But even so, it would be possib